State Senate passes bill aimed at no-cash bail

Capitol Beat ^ | 2/23/23 | Dave Williams

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The Republican-controlled state Senate passed legislation Thursday that would mostly do away with the granting of no-cash bail to criminal suspects in Georgia.

Senate Bill 63, which passed 31-23 largely along party lines, would prohibit judges from ordering no-cash bail unless the accused has been charged with a crime that does not carry a jail or prison sentence. No-cash bail would apply to a long list of violent and non-violent crimes, from murder and rape to possession of marijuana.

The legislation is aimed at a rise in crime across Georgia that cities and counties aren’t doing enough to combat,” said Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, the bill’s chief sponsor and a former law enforcement officer.

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While other states are releasing criminals with no repercussions and no incentive to even appear in court, Georgia is looking to move in the opposite direction. That's good to see. As most people are aware, violent crimes are usually committed by people who have had repeated arrests for other crimes, and been treated leniently by the Court system. It's time for that to stop.

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AND NOW, The REST OF THE STORY!

An immigrant on illegal immigration in GOP Georgia
by Mary Grabar | Feb 13, 2023 | The Forum | 0 comments

As a proud, pro-borders immigrant and once longtime resident and voter in Georgia with familial and friendship ties that bring me back frequently, I watch the political scene in my former home with wonder and angry sadness from upstate, Democrat-ruled New York. Are the Georgia state legislators not aware of the nation’s illegal immigration catastrophe and President Joe Biden’s disgraceful and illegal open border policies?

I am appalled that some Republican Peach State legislators are pushing a plan to change state law so that some illegal aliens can pay a lower tuition rate than Americans and legal immigrants in the state’s public colleges. I refer to HB 131 from Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton, and cosponsors Rep. Dale Washburn of Macon; Rep Bill Werkheiser of Glennville and Rep Penny Houston from Nashville.

Carpenter was also able to get more Democrat cosponsors on his bill than Republicans according to the complete list of signers.

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A RESOLUTIONCENSURINGGOV. BRIAN KEMPFOR HIS BETRAYAL ON
GEORGIA’SILLEGAL IMMIGRATION CRISIS
WHEREAS: The Cobb County Republican Party whole-heartedly supports lawful immigration into the
United States of America;
WHEREAS: Yet, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Georgia is home to more illegal aliens than Arizona
and has more illegal aliens than green card holders; and
WHEREAS: Innocent Georgians are murdered and American families are separated forever while we
suffer crimes of rape, kidnapping, child molestation, drug dealing and job, wage and
identity theft by illegal aliens; and
WHEREAS: Governor Brian Kemp has indicated that Georgia will accept thousands of unvetted
Afghani citizens deported by the Taliban, such Afghani citizens having no proof they
assisted the United States military in Afghanistan and/or are lawfully entitled to immigrate
to the United States of America;
WHEREAS: We remember candidate Brian Kemp’s campaign rhetoric associating himself with and
agreeing with then-President Trump on illegal immigration; and
WHEREAS: We remember Candidate Kemp’s detailed 2018 campaign promises on legislation
addressing sanctuary cities, creating a registry of criminal aliens, a Kemp “Track and
Deport Plan” and a constantly televised statement “I’ve got a big truck in case I need to
round up criminalillegals and take them home myself”; and
WHEREAS: Governor Brian Kemp is silent as Democrat sheriffs end 287(g) agreements with DHS
and defy long-standing state law (O.C.G.A. § 42-4-14) he voted for as state senator
requiring all jailers to investigate the immigration status ofincoming prisoners and report
illegal aliensto DHS; and
WHEREAS: Governor Kemp has betrayed citizens of Georgia, pro-enforcement voters, and since
becoming Chief Executive has defiantly ignored illegal immigration and his related
campaignpledges.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Cobb County Republican Party that Governor Brian
Kemp be CENSURED for his failure to keep his campaign promises and meet his
obligations to end illegal immigration into the State of Georgia.

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FOR THE RECORD
Dalton Republican state lawmaker tries again on legislation to give DACA students in-state tuition
BY: ROSS WILLIAMS - FEBRUARY 22, 2023 6:52 PM

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I do not like Kemp. He talks out of both sides of his mouth and has no problem lying to conservatives. He brags of bringing businesses to Georgia, but many times gives tax payers dollars to those businesses to locate in areas which do not want them and do not have the infrastructure to support them. This causes small counties to suffer tax revenue losses and additional expenses in road maintenance costs and stress on their water and sewage systems.